
This visually striking drama is taken from the classic Japanese novel Tales Of Genji by Marasaki Shikibu. Set in modern Portugal, Joao (Luis Miguel Cintra) is a left-wing political leader and ladies man with a bright future. His ex-wife Isabel (Manuela de Freitas) both loves and hates him as Joao plays on her wavering emotional state. He is sent to Italy to retrieve wayward family member Antonia (Caroline Chaniolleau), the beautiful young woman with a terrorist boyfriend. Joao is forced to recognize his feelings as the political and amorous climate changes around him.
Cast

Luís Miguel Cintra
João

Caroline Chaniolleau
Antónia

Yves Afonso
Laurentino

Jacques Bonnaffé
Tiago

Manuela de Freitas
Isabel

João Bénard da Costa
Salvador

Isabel de Castro
Housekeeper

Inês de Medeiros
Unknown

Zita Duarte
Teacher

Isabel Ruth
Unknown

Canto e Castro
(voice)

Pedro Hestnes
(voice)

Mariana Rey Monteiro
Tiago's Grandmother

Armando Cortez
Amadeu
Crew

Paulo Rocha
Director, Screenplay, Producer

Antoine Lacomblez
Screenplay
Manuel de Lucena
Screenplay

Jorge Silva Melo
Screenplay
Christiane Lack
Editor

Manuel Mozos
Assistant Editor
Kōzō Okazaki
Director of Photography

João Canijo
Assistant Director
Patrick Sandrin
Producer

Jasmim de Matos
Production Design
Coco Herry
Costume Design
Ilda Pereira Marques
Makeup Artist
Catherine Palmeiro
Makeup Artist
João Gaspar
Sound Designer
Francisco Fernandes
Sound Designer
Jean-Pierre Lorrain
Sound Designer

Vasco Pimentel
Sound Designer

Joaquim Pinto
Sound Designer
Maurice Gilbert
Sound Mixer

Philippe Hersant
Original Music Composer
Luís Monteiro
Set Decoration
Murasaki Shikibu
Original Story
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